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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Moscow on 2 December 2025. Ambassador Sylvie Bermann thinks Donald Trump will not drive a wedge between Moscow and Beijing. AFP
Politics

French diplomat Sylvie Bermann: Trump won’t divide Russia and China

French diplomat Sylvie Bermann first encountered China as a young student at the twilight of the Cultural Revolution in 1976-77. Two decades later,…

Elie Kossaifi 11 December , 2025
Opinion

Culture takes over from the law after Muslim Brotherhood ban

When the White House proscribed chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood last month, it triggered debates within the movement about how best to respond in…

Abdullah Al-Judaya 11 December , 2025

Diving Chess Competition, celebrating in Damascus, and more from the world

REUTERS/Gaby Oraa 
REUTERS/Gaby Oraa 

A man extends his arms in front of a screen showing a picture of the sun in the La Carlota convention center during the inauguration of a space-themed children's exhibition on the solar system, in Caracas, Venezuela December 5, 2025

REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

A drone view shows traffic in the curves of the Julierpass road, in Surses, near Saint-Moritz, Switzerland, December 8, 2025.

JOHN WESSELS / AFP
JOHN WESSELS / AFP

A youth carries a bag of flatbread as he walks along a street in the old city of Jerusalem on December 5, 2025.

REUTERS/Manami Yamada
REUTERS/Manami Yamada

Unitree G1 humanoid robot spars with a human at the TechShare booth in the International Robot Exhibition 2025 at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan December 3, 2025.

REUTERS/Esa Alexander
REUTERS/Esa Alexander

Chess - Grand Masters compete in Diving Chess Competition - Silo Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa - December 4, 2025 Uzbekistan's Javokhir Sindarov in action against Hans Niemann of the U.S.

AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan
AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan

Newly graduated soldiers of the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JKLI) Regiment attend a passing out parade at a training center on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.

AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino
AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino

An aerial view of the Colosseum, in Rome, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.

 LOUAI BESHARA / AFP
LOUAI BESHARA / AFP

People holding Syrian flags watch paragliders as they celebrate a year since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian capital Damascus on December 8, 2025.

EYAD BABA / AFP
EYAD BABA / AFP

A youth sits on the rubble of a destroyed building as the Cold Moon, the last supermoon of the year, rises over the Nuseirat camp for displaced Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip on December 4, 2025.

LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS
LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS

A giant panda plays in a tree during a visit by Brigitte Macron, wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Chengdu research base for giant panda breeding, on the day French President Emmanuel Macron visits in China December 5

The processors are core to Saudi Arabia's AI strategy, as are the giant data centres being built. Among the Saudi aims is to develop an Arabic large language model. Phil Wheeler
Science & Technology

Buying a brain: US approves Saudi purchase of advanced chips

After Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Washington last month, negotiations between the US and Saudi Arabia over the supply of…

Marco Mossad 10 December , 2025
Haiku poet Banya Natsuishi Hiroyuki Izutsu
Culture & Social Affairs

Banya Natsuishi: a haiku poet detached from all things

Banya Natsuishi is widely regarded as one of the most distinguished poets of contemporary Japan—a leading figure in the practice and global…

Osama Esber 10 December , 2025
Opinion

Despite the whispers, Maher al-Assad is not ‘coming back’ to Syria

On 5 December, Reuters published a special investigation report showing how the billionaire cousin of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is…

Alia Mansour 10 December , 2025
China's far-shoring strategy in Latin America: does this mean the end of Washington dictating Latin America's destiny? Shutterstock
Politics

China is redefining global trade dynamics in America’s backyard

When China’s President Xi Jinping inaugurated Peru’s Chancay megaport in November 2024, he was doing far more than opening a Chinese offshore project…

Shirley Ze Yu 10 December , 2025
Gaza patients stranded amid crippling medical crisis
Infographics

Gaza patients stranded amid crippling medical crisis

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released stark figures underscoring the deepening medical catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, as the United…

Al Majalla - London 09 December , 2025
Luna al-Shibl was in Bashar al-Assad's inner circle for more than a decade but fell from favour shortly before her death. Axel Rangel García
Documents & Memoirs

‘She’s a spy’: Soleimani’s warning about Syrian advisor Luna al-Shibl

The story of Luna al‑Shibl, a former journalist who became special advisor to former Syrian president Bashar al‑Assad, has generated conspiracy and…

Manaf Saad 09 December , 2025
A t-shirt worn by a supporter of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a rally against US military activity in the Caribbean, in Caracas on 30 October 2025. Federico Parra / AFP
Politics

A century of interventions: the US is misreading Latin America

For more than a century, the United States has attempted to shape political outcomes across Latin America, whether that be backing coups, toppling…

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 09 December , 2025
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Government drones redraw the rules of war in Yemen

09 September 2026

A military expert writes about new weaponry on the battlefield that could tip the balance of power away from the Houthis, while also highlighting the challenges

Robert Tollast
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Inside Assad’s nuclear secrets

09 September 2026

Al Majalla reveals the structure of Syria's nuclear programme 19 years after Israel bombed the Al-Kibar reactor, detailing the involvement of other states and the assassinations that followed

Al Majalla - London
Underwater image of a diver among fish at the North Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, taken on 8 March 2024. ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP
Business & Economy

The global race for rare earths reaches the ocean floor

07 September 2026

A critical mineral found on Japan's seabed has caught US attention, and the two are teaming up to see whether it can yield future benefits and reduce their dependence on China

Abdulfattah Khattab
Al Majalla/Reuters
Politics

The murky origins of al-Qaeda explained

09 September 2026

Thousands of Muslim volunteers flocked to Afghanistan in 1979 to fight the Soviets in response to a rallying cry, aided by the largest covert operation in CIA history

Steve Hewitt
Susan Sarandon in Echo Chamber ANDREA MICONI
Culture & Social Affairs

Susan Sarandon on fear, freedom, and refusing to change

08 September 2026

The renowned American actress tells Al Majalla about her gnawing drive for justice at the Venice Film Festival, where her new film 'Echo Chamber' premiered

Leila Amar

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